rotativo

/Ru.tɐ.ˈti.vu/

//Ru.tɐ.ˈti.vu// adj

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The verdict

“rotativo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #32,762. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,762
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que roda

Corpus desk

Index PT-rotativo · rotativo · Portuguese

rotativo · rank #32,762 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,762
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH requisitar

Nearest frequency peer: requisitar (-5 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “rotativo”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “rotativo” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rotativo vs reativo
75% similar
rotativo vs relativo
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rotativo
PropertyValue
Headwordrotativo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Ru.tɐ.ˈti.vu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,762
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “rotativo”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).rotativocai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “requisitar” (#32,757), “sap” (#32,768), “seen” (#32,769). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “rotativo” fica em #32,762. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around rotativo (IPA /Ru.tɐ.ˈti.vu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,762 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que roda".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for rotativo, with forms such as "ortativo", "roattivo", and "rotaitvo". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "reativo", "relativo", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is rotativo, spelled R-O-T-A-T-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que roda

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how rotativo appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Taxa de juros máxima do crédito rotativo foi reduzida em 54%, passando de 14,9% para 6,9%.

This word in other languages

rotating(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ortativo
  • roattivo
  • rotaitvo
  • rotatiov
  • rotativvo
  • rotattivo
  • rotatvio
  • rottaivo
  • rottativo
  • rrotativo
  • rtoativo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rotativo - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ortativo2roattivo2rotaitvo2rotatiov2rotativvo1rotattivo1rotatvio2rottaivo2
Edit distance from "rotativo"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rotativo"?
"rotativo" is spelled R-O-T-A-T-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Ru.tɐ.ˈti.vu/.
What does "rotativo" mean?
As an adjective, "rotativo" means: que roda
What words are commonly confused with "rotativo"?
"rotativo" is commonly confused with "reativo", "relativo". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rotativo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rotativo" is /Ru.tɐ.ˈti.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rotativo" come from?
"rotativo" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rotativo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Vassouras11 variantsabdicação11 variantscaloroso11 variantshediondo11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list